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December 19, 2019 By Eric Hamilton Originally published here. Drawing inspiration from nature, University of Wisconsin–Madison chemists have discovered an efficient way to wrangle long, snaking molecules to form large rings — rings that form the backbone of many pharmaceuticals but are difficult to produce in the lab. The work may represent preliminary progress toward deciphering just …
The Department of Chemistry celebrated its annual Teaching Award Symposium, through which the recipient of the Taylor Award for Teaching Excellence and the Outstanding Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award winners were honored. Recipients of the Outstanding Chemistry Teaching Assistant Awards — Thomas M. Kuborn, Kate A. Nicastri, Vanessa Orr, Andrew Owen, Michael Roy, Daniel J. Santalucia, …
PHOTO GALLERY December 2, 2019 First published here. What began as a holiday treat for long-suffering freshman chemistry students has turned into a 50-year tradition. Professor Bassam Shakhashiri took to the stage to perform “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri” to packed houses Saturday and Sunday, amazing and delighting with a series of …
By John Moore and Bob McMahon Project Leaders We have come a long way since groundbreaking in September 2018, but there is more to do before construction and renovation are completed in 2022. A great team of architects and engineers, construction companies, university and system administrators, and state government workers are helping us build state-of-the-art …
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Andrew Buller, professor of chemistry at UW–Madison, is working to develop methods to create new protein building blocks in living systems. This chemical research, recently recognized with a $2.2 million grant from NIH, could make these processes more affordable for and accessible to scientists with expertise in other backgrounds. …
by LOUISA KAMPS for Sift & Winnow, first published here When Helen Blackwell describes how disease-causing bacteria become virulent, it’s hard not to imagine the little buggers whistling to each other in a dark alley, like bad guys getting ready to rumble. Blackwell, a professor of chemistry, studies the role chemical signals play in helping bacteria communicate and …
September 26, 2019 By Sarah Perdue For news media First published here. Break any bone in the human body, and the body can repair the tissue and fix the damage. Yet tooth enamel — the strongest tissue in the human body — cannot repair itself. Still, our teeth last a lifetime. “We apply huge pressure on tooth enamel …
Assistant Professor Tina Wang arrived at UW–Madison on July 8, to conduct research in chemical biology, exploring the interplay between protein folding and function, and development of robust sensors and gene circuits. Wang received a bachelor’s of science from the California Institute of Technology (2009) and a Ph.D. from Yale University (2015). She also recently …
August 19, 2019 By Sarah Perdue For news media Original posting here. In recent years, scientists have teased out many of the secrets of biomineralization, the process by which sea urchins grow spines, mollusks build their shells and corals make their skeletons, not to mention how mammals and other animals make bones and teeth. The materials that animals …
Assistant Professor Yang Yang arrived at UW–Madison August 19, 2019, to conduct research in theoretical and computational chemistry with the Department of Chemistry. He encourages students and postdocs, interested in quantum chemistry, to contact him about joining the lab. Yang received his bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and physics at Peking University (2011) and his Ph.D. …